Multiple choice questions on engineering drwaing
- 1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Engineering Drawing (Instruments) The mini drafter serves the purpose of everything except a. Scales b. Set square c. Protractor d. Compass (Ans:d) During operation, the two arms of the drafter remain at a. 45° b. 90° c. 180° d. 270° (Ans:b) With the combination of T-square, the following angles can be drawn except a. 15° b. 25° c. 45° d. 105° (An:b) Which of the following compass is used to draw very large circles? a. Beam b. Large c. Bow d. Drop (Ans:a) Which of the following compass is used to draw small size circles? a. Beam b. Large c. Bow d. Drop (Ans:d) The designation of sheet of size 594 x 841 is a. A0 b. A1 c. A2 d. A3 (Ans:b) Which of the following is softest pencil? a. 2B b. 1B c. HB d. H (Ans:a) Which of the following is the lightest pencil? a. 2B b. 1B c. HB d. H (Ans:d) Which of the following is not used to fix drawing sheet on the board? a. Drawing pins b. Adhesive tapes c. Clips d. Thread (Ans:d) The main ingredients of pencil leads are a. Graphite and Clay b. Lead and Graphite c. Clay and Lead d. None of these
- 2. (Ans:a) This is how axonometric, oblique, and perspective sketches show objects: A.Orthographically B.Pictorially C.Obliquely D.Parallel Ans B This type of projection is when projectors are parallel to each other, but are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of projection: A.Oblique projection B.Perpendicular projection C.Aesthetic projection D.Angular projection Ans A There are two main types of projection: A.Parallel and Orthographic B.Station-point and Perspective C.Parallel and Convergent D.Perspective and Parallel Ans D 50. Which type of variable is the following list: Thinnest, Thin, Medium, Fat, Fattest? A) Nominal B) Ordinal C) Scalar D) Vector ANS: B
- 3. 1. If a client of yours is having difficulty visualizing a design, what type of drawing would be the easiest to understand? A) axonometric B) three-view orthographic C) one-view orthographic D) bimetric ANS: A 2. Which of the following is not a pictorial drawing? A) isometric B) multiview C) perspective D) axonometric ANS: B 3. Which of the following projection methods does not use projectors perpendicular to the projection plane? A) isometric B) orthographic C) oblique D) axonometric ANS: C 4. A circle will appear on an isometric drawing as a(n) __________ . A) ellipse B) cycloid C) circle D) parabola ANS: A 5. An axonometric drawing which has two axes divided by equal angles is: A) dimetric B) trimetric C) orthographic D) isometric ANS: A 6. An axonometric drawing which has all three axes divided by equal angles is: A) dimetric B) trimetric C) orthographic D) isometric ANS: D 7. In a trimetric drawing, the relationship of the angle between axes to each other is: A) three are equal B) two are equal C) three are unequal D) none of the above ANS: D 8. In an isometric sketch of a cube: A) the frontal face appears in its true shape B) the receding axes are at 45 degrees to the horizontal C) all faces are equally distorted D) only the depth distances must be reduced ANS : C 9. In isometric drawings: A) Two axes are perpendicular B) True measurements can be made only along or parallel to the isometric axes C) All faces are unequally distorted D) None of the above ANS: B 10. In an axonometric drawing, the projection rays are drawn _________ to each other and _______ to the plane of projection. A) parallel.....oblique B) oblique.....parallel C) parallel.....perpendicular D) parallel....parallel ANS: C 11. One method of drawing an ellipse that represents an isometric pictorial circle is known as:
- 4. A) the box construction method B) the coordinate construction method C) the four-center approximation method D) the offset construction method ANS: A 12. Non-isometric lines are located and sketched how? A) They are drawn parallel to the isometric axis. B) They are measured using the angle from the multiview. C) They are measured using a non- isometric template. D) They are located by determining the endpoints of the non-isometric line. ANS: D 13. In an oblique sketch of a cube: A) the frontal face appears in its true shape B) both receding axes are at 30 degrees to the horizontal C) all faces are equally distorted D) the depth distances must be reduced ANS: A 14. In an oblique drawing, all of the following angles are commonly used for drawing the depth axis, except: A) 30° B) 45° C) 60° D) 90° ANS : D 15. In an oblique drawing, the projection rays are drawn _________ to each other and _______ to the plane of projection. A) oblique.....oblique B) oblique.....parallel C) parallel.....oblique D) parallel....parallel ANS: C 16. All of the following are processes (as opposed to input or output) in a manufacturing business except: A) Material B) Planning C) Documenting D) Designing ANS: A 17. following operations can make use of the CAD database, except: A) Designing B) Marketing C) Producing D) None of the above ANS: D 18. Which of the following is the responsibility of the production manager? A) people B) plants C) processes D) all of the above ANS: D 19.Which of the following would be a typical use for Product Data Management? A) tracking potential clients by Marketing B) generating variations of a preliminary design C) searching for how many designs used a particular fastener D) evaluating the strength of a rib support on a cast piece ANS: C 20. Which design process involves responding to the emotional needs of the consumer? A) aesthetic design B) functional design C) systems design D) e-business ANS: A
- 5. 21. Which network system gives outside vendors access to a company's internal network? A) Intranet B) Extranet C) Internet D) Outernet ANS: B 22. All of the following are part of a typical design team, except: A) vendors B) quality control specialists C) manufacturing engineers D) accountants ANS: D 23. Which of the following input devices does not translate hand movements into instructions for the computer? A) Scanner B) Mouse C) Keyboard D) 3D Mouse ANS: A 24. Which type of output device creates images which look and feel like photographs? A) Electrostatic plotter B) Laser printer C) Dye-sublimation printer D) Inkjet plotter ANS: C 25. hich tool can be used to draw a 90 degree angle? A) 30/60 triangle B) protractor C) drafting machine D) all of the above ANS: D 26. Which set of lead grades has a grade out of sequence? A) H, HB, B, 3B B) 7B, H, F, 3H C) 6B, B, H, 4H D) 9H, HB, B, 2B ANS: B 27. Which type of line is part of a dimension? A) break lines B) phantom lines C) extension lines D) cutting plane lines ANS: C 28. Which type of line is particular to section drawings? A) break lines B) phantom lines C) extension lines D) cutting plane lines ANS: D 29. Which angle cannot be made with either a 45 or 30/60 triangle or a combination of the two? A) 90 B) 70 C) 30 D) 15 ANS: B 30. A drawing instrument set usually contains all of the following, except: A) bow compass B) scale C) dividers D) extra leads ANS: B 31. Which of the following operating systems is used with CAD systems? A) DOS B) UNIX
- 6. C) Linux D) all of the above ANS: D 32. Which line type is thin and light? A) visible lines B) center lines C) construction lines D) all of the above ANS: C 33. Which line type is thick and black? A) visible lines B) center lines C) construction lines D) all of the above ANS: A 34. What type of sketches are typically used in the refinement stage of the design process? A) isometric B) document C) oblique D) ideation ANS: B 35. What type of sketch incorporates convergence? A) isometric B) perspective C) oblique D) multiview ANS: B 36. What type of sketch shows the front in true shape? A) isometric B) perspective C) oblique D) axonometriC ANS: C 37. What is the major difference(s) between perspective and parallel projection? A) Parallel projection can only be used with objects containing parallel edges. B) Perspective projection gives a more realistic representation of an object. C) Parallel projection is equivalent to a perspective projection where the viewer is standing infinitely far away. D) Perspective projection can only be used for creating oblique and not isometric pictorials. E) b and c ANS: E 38. What type of sketch uses a miter line? A) a two-view multiview B) an isometric pictorial C) a three-point perspective pictorial D) a three-view multiview ANS: D 39. Which type of line has precedence over all other types of lines? A) a hidden line B) a center line C) a visible line D) none of the above ANS: C 40. Which statement(s) is true about the precedence of lines? A) a hidden line has precedence over a center line B) a center line has precedence over a visible line C) a visible line has precedence over a miter line D) all of the above ANS: A 41. Where do the projection lines converge in a perspective sketch? A) the vanishing point B) the ground line
- 7. C) the horizon line D) the eye point ANS: A 42. When you want to make the letters of a line of text narrower, you would set its: A) aspect B) scale C) alignment D) font ANS: A 43. When you want to make sure that all of the text stays to the right of a given point on the drawing, you wound set its: A) aspect B) scale C) alignment D) font ANS: C 44. Which of the following is typically represented in a drawing but does not have a true physical counterpart on the object? A) edge of planar surface B) edge of a circular face C) corner of a rectangle D) limiting element of a curved surface ANS: D 45.A cutting plane normal to a face of a cube has to be ___________ in order to cut an oblique face. A) rotated about one axis B) rotated about one axis and translated C) rotated about two axes D) rotated about two axes and translated ANS: C 46. All of the following are variables involved in the use of image planes, except: A) the object being viewed B) the size of the object C) the eye of the viewer D) the image plane ANS: B 47. In a VR system, all of the following statements about immersiveness are true, except: A) response time is an important factor B) both display resolution and display size can affect it C) the visual sense is the only sense to affect it D) tracking body movement is an important factor ANS: C 48. Imagine a "L" shaped face extruded into three dimensions. How many faces does it contain? A) seven B) eight C) ten D) six ANS: B 49. Which type of variable is the following list: Texas, Utah, California, Delaware? A) Nominal B) Ordinal C) Scalar D) Vector ANS: A
- 8. The projection showing the front in the true shape and size is (a) isometric (b) perspective (c) oblique (d) axonometric Ans: (c) 2. What type of line has precedence over all other types of lines? (a) hidden line (b) centre line (c) visible line (d) none of the above Ans: (c) 3. Which is not a principal view? (a) front (b) bottom (c) auxiliary (d) left side Ans: (c) 4. Inclined planes in a three-view drawing will appear as (a) two surfaces and one edge (b) one surface and two edges (c) three edges (d) foreshortened in each view Ans: (d) 5. When a surface of an object is inclined to a plane of projection, it will appear in the view (a) foreshortened (b) in true size and shape (c) as a line (d) as a point Ans: (a) 6. The top view of an object should typically be drawn (a) to the right of the front view (b) directly below the front view (c) anywhere on the same page (d) on a separate piece of paper Ans: (b) 7. The top and right side views have common dimensions of (a) height and width (b) width and depth (c) height (d) depth Ans: (a) 8. This type of projection is when projectors are parallel to each other, but are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the plane of projection: (a) perspective (b) oblique (c) aesthetic (d) angular Ans: (b) 9. This is how axonometric, oblique, and perspective sketches show objects (a) Orthographically (b) Pictorially (c) Obliquely (d) Parallel Ans: (b)
- 9. 10. The primary unit of measurement for engineering drawings and design in the mechanical industries is the (a) millimeter (b) centimeter (c) meter (d) kilometer Ans: (a) 11. This type of solid has two bases that are parallel equal polygons: (a) pyramid (b) prism (c) cone (d) torus Ans: (b) 12. The solid having a polygon for a base and triangular lateral faces intersecting at a vertex is (a) pyramid (b) prism (c) cone (d) torus Ans: (a) 13. This is formed where three or more surfaces intersect: (a) oblique (b) line (c) edge (d) vertex Ans: (b) 14. These types of projectors converge at a vanishing point (a) perspective (b) parallel (c) orthographic (d) oblique Ans: (a) 15. In oblique sketches, the most commonly used angles for receding lines are (a) 15 or 60 degrees (b) 15 or 75 degrees (c) 45 or 60 degrees (d) 45 or 75 degrees Ans: (c) 16. Objects that are symmetric can be shown effectively using this type of section (a) quarter section (b) half section (c) full section (d) symmetric section Ans: (b) 17. In this type of section, one quarter of the object is removed (a) revolved section (b) removed section (c) quarter section (d) half section Ans: (d) 18. This type of section is limited by a break line (a) removed section (b) revolved section (c) broken-out section (d) half section Ans: (c)
- 10. 19. This type of section is not in direct projection from the view containing the cutting plane (a) revolved section (b) removed section (c) broken-out section (d) full section Ans: (a) 20. An axonometric projection in which three perpendicular edges of the object make different angles with the plane of projection is called (a) isometric projection (b) diametric projection (c) trimetric projection (d) oblique projection Ans: (c)